CIVIS FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2018

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Organization
CIVIS FOUNDATION (EIN 13-6215329)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-15
IRS object ID
201913199349101721
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-11-15T08:04:40-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN113037852PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BRINSTER & BERGMAN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 MERRICK RD STE 320EAddressLine1Txt
CityROCKVILLE CENTRECityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP115704883ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN136215329EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1H VAN AMERINGEN FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHVANBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2127586221PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line137 WEST 12TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10011ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHENRY P VAN AMERINGENPersonNm
Person TitleTrusteePersonTitleTxt
Signature2019-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonERIKA L CALDERONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00366096PTIN
Phone5167664800PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-04-17 16:48:07ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$55,620,555FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$599InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$599InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$1,184,662DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$1,184,662DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$4,121,743NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$6,317,343GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$4,121,743CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$5,307,004TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$5,307,004TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$30,057LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$30,057LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$4,800AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$2,400AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$2,400AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$24,877TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,575OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,575OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$61,309TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$2,400TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$34,032TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$8,334,225ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$8,334,300ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$8,395,534TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$2,400TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$8,368,332TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$3,088,530ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$5,304,604NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$2,882,824SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$1,989,895SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$1,989,895SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$20,016,327CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$17,820,726CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$53,630,660CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$22,899,151TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$19,810,621TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$55,620,555TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$22,899,151CapitalStockBOYAmt
Capital Stock EOY$19,810,621CapitalStockEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$22,899,151TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$19,810,621TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$22,899,151TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$19,810,621TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$22,899,151TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$3,088,530ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$19,810,621SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$19,810,621TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (5 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
20,165 INT'L FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES, INCP2015-04-172018-05-17$2,522,169$899,681$1,622,488$1,622,488
12,000 INT'L FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES, INCP2015-04-172018-05-30$1,496,812$535,393$961,419$961,419
5,885 INT'L FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES, INCP2015-04-172018-09-17$801,945$262,566$539,379$539,379
7,491 INT'L FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES, INCP2015-04-172018-03-23$994,552$334,219$660,333$660,333
3,670 INT'L FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES, INCP2015-04-172018-03-29$501,865$163,741$338,124$338,124
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$4,121,743CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 TaxfalseLiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$9,039,644AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$61,391,622NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr10.14725DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$8,930,625AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$55,230,603NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr20.16170DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$9,858,674AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$51,696,339NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr30.19070DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4$14,567,554AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$44,834,471NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr40.32492DistributionYr4Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr5$14,140,035AdjustedQlfyDistriYr5Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5$36,423,297NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Distribution Yr50.38821DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution1.212780TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.242556AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$54,826,925NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$13,298,600AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$53,046NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$13,351,646AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$8,368,332QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$106,092InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$106,092SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$106,092TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$24,000EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$24,000TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Tax Due$82,092TaxDueAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledfalseForm990TFiledInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateNYOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FULTON VITTORIA LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2125680700PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE ROCKEFELLER PLAZAAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10020ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Undistr Incm Sect4942a2 Not AppfalseUndistrIncmSect4942a2NotAppInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Excess Business HoldingsfalseExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Transactions Fail To Qlfy As ExcfalseTransactionsFailToQlfyAsExcInd
Maintained Expenditure RspnsfalseMaintainedExpenditureRspnsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Proceeds Or Net IncomefalseProceedsOrNetIncomeInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHENRY P VAN AMERINGENPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line137 W 12TH STAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10011ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
TitleTrusteeTitleTxt
Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To Pos0.00AverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt
Compensation$0CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$2,031,193AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$53,630,660FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$55,661,853TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$55,661,853AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$834,928CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$54,826,925NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$2,741,346MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$2,741,346MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$106,092TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$106,092TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$2,635,254DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$2,635,254DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$2,635,254DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$8,368,332ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$8,368,332QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$8,368,332AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$2,635,254DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$12,328,216ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$12,340,276ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$7,291,057ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$6,190,062ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$5,992,940ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$44,142,551TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$8,368,332QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$2,635,254AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$5,733,078RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$49,875,629TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$12,328,216ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$37,547,413ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$12,340,276ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$7,291,057ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$6,190,062ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$5,992,940ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$5,733,078ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerHENRY P VAN AMERINGENContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonSEE SCHEDULERecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1VARIOUSAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10011ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient RelationshipNONERecipientRelationshipTxt
Recipient Foundation StatusPUBLICRecipientFoundationStatusTxt
Grant Or Contribution PurposeVARIOUSGrantOrContributionPurposeTxt
Amt$8,334,225Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$8,334,225TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$599ExclusionAmt

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$1,184,662ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$4,121,743ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$5,307,004ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$5,307,004TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryBRINSTER & BERGMAN, LLPCategoryTxt
Amt$4,800Amt
Net Investment Income$2,400NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$2,400DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryFULTON VITTORIA - LEGAL FEECategoryTxt
Legal Fees$30,057LegalFeesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$30,057DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHILANTHROPY REGIS$75$75
NYS DEPARTMENT OF LAW - FILING FEE$1,500$1,500

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmt
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE - BALANCE 2017$877
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE - ESTIMATE 2018$24,000

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